Montreal: Monique Huberdeau, a partner and executive producer with Montreal commercial house Productions Diva, has set up her own operation, Les Productions Monique Huberdeau. Diva announced last month it would be closing its doors after 10 years….

Alliance Communications and Universal Pictures have signed a deal to coproduce three $10 million to $15 million feature films. Universal is cofinancing and handling all u.s. distribution rights, with all other worldwide rights going to Alliance. The deal marks the first…

Telefilm Canada’s top job – held by Pierre Desroches until the end of May – has been gazetted. The posting came out April 13; the deadline for submissions is May 9….

Cannes: Maybe Prince Edward should make a cameo appearance in a Canadian mip-tv booth more often. Of course, there’s little doubt Canadians would have reported a very successful market without the visit by His Royal Highness – to the Rhombus International…

Set in the midst of Toronto’s Jamaican community, director Stephen Williams’ Soul Survivor weaves a tale of isolation, identity, making choices… and hope. It’s the first feature film for Williams, whose short, Variation on the Key 2 Life, garnered attention at…

Despite the steady hand behind Telefilm Canada’s 1994/85 Action Plan – which allowed the distribution and production funds to go untouched – there are some changes that have the industry talking. Especially feature filmmakers and distributors….

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has announced a multi-million dollar anti-violence campaign, ‘Speak out Against Violence,’ in conjunction with the Ministry of Canadian Heritage. This latest push follows on the heels of cab’s voluntary violence code, in place since January, and…

Solomon on board at Cinar…

CBC is going for gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A us$20.75 million offer by cbc for the Canadian broadcast rights to the Games gave it a first-place finish over the ctv and tva networks….

Distribs overcharged in Ontario…

New CFTPA board…

Cannes: A postcard from the Riviera, where the large and smaller fry alike gather for a few frenetic days of the annual mip television market….